differences between spitfire canopys

By the same token, a Mk.V could have one of at least 3 different types of canopy – the some had the flat sided Mk.I type, others had the bulged type as JDK mentioned, and the third type would be the slightly higher canopy for those Mk.Vs that had the internal armoured windscreen.

The third type can be discounted given your model so far, but I think you would probably be safe with the Mk.I type.

The Mk1 canopy had the flat sides, and a bubbled top, the MkV had the blown sides as well, but was the top blown out to the same shape as the early one when viewed from the side? Was it any higher for improved headroom etc?

Hi Barry – there’s better able to answer than me, but as they’ve not turned up yet…

There’s no single ‘Mk.I’ (Roman, not numeral, note) canopy type. Just talking Mk.I, the very early canopies were flat topped and sided, like the prototype’s, but quickly replaced with bulged topped examples. After that, they were themselves replaced with bulged all around versions to increase headroom and rear view. I don’t know, but the top bulge would be about the same extent in height, but of course a different shape. Close examination of the billions of Spitfire photos on the web should help, bearing the above chronology in mind.

(Sits back and awaits corrections , chapter and verse… 😀 )

Any help? Sorry for the quality its from an old cutting in my files.

Ive included a quick pic of her.

Nice Dutch 322 Squadron scheme.

Thanks Daz.
Im more of a Hurricane man myself. I had to build a compadre for my Hurricane, thats how the spitty came about.
Its electric too, just in case you were wondering why theres no exhaust!
I just wanted to make sure it was as near to perfect as I can manage with my skills. Im happy with the result.
Barry

Ah I see.

Looks nice, anyway.

One thing I might suggest would be to invest in one of the big Modeller’s Datafile books on the Spitfire (there’s two – Merlin and Griffon) which have a wealth of info as well as three-view drawings. The three-views themselves would be very useful.

Hi Daz, She’s a bit smaller than the cambrian jobs, at 1/12th scale, or 36″ span. Its a bit more scale than the cambrian ones too, with scale wing sections and tail areas/outlines. Im going to mould the canopy myself. Im a tight Scotsman, and hate buying anything!!
Barry:)

What scale is it? I used to buy canopies for my fun-fighter jobs from Cambrian, which were approx. 1/10th scale (or a bit over).

My best advice might be to google some canopy photos and try that way.